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2 candidates come forward for 2026 primary against U.S. Rep. Jim Baird
Journal and Courier - Indiana
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Chad Elwartowski, a software engineer, announced his candidacy for Indiana's 4th Congressional District, challenging incumbent Jim Baird in the Republican primary. Elwartowski, a self-described "seasteader," prioritizes individual liberty, tech...
Trump's war on statistics risks leaving us all in the dark
MSNBC
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August 21, 2025
In Donald Trump’s first term, he infamously used a black Sharpie to alter a hurricane forecast to support his claim that Alabama would be affected by the storm. It was not. In his second term, he’s taking a black Sharpie to reality itself. No...
The Super-Weird Origins of the Right’s Hatred of the Smithsonian
The New Republic
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The year-long media and political firestorm, and the attacks on historians as unpatriotic fantasists, helped fuel the politicization of the Smithsonian, but they did so in tandem with a development occurring on the nascent internet. A year before...
Netanyahu Encourages Troops, Ponders Ceasefire as Hundreds of North American Jews Immigrate to Israel
CBN News
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August 21, 2025
TEL AVIV, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, even as Israel's military presses its offensive in Gaza to eliminate the terrorists. At the same time, hundreds of Jews from North...
What’s happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Aug. 21, 2025
Daily Freeman - New York
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August 21, 2025
Trivia Night fundraiser: A Trivia Night fundraiser, supporting the Gardiner Democratic Committee, will take place Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. at The Disgruntled Chef, 125 Main St., Gardiner. The event will include a light meal provided by The...
China’s North Korea Problem
Foreign Affairs
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August 21, 2025
Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on the Korean Peninsula to new heights. But...
Overview: Russia's strategic influence activity in Estonia 2020–2025
ERR
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August 21, 2025
Relations between Russia and Western countries began moving toward confrontation with Ukraine's "Orange Revolution" and Georgia's "Rose Revolution" in 2003–2004, which Russia interpreted as the penetration of Western liberal values into its sphere...
India Remains Corruption Hotspot As U.S. Enforcement Recalibrates
Forbes
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Corruption is endemic in India, even if the Trump administration is changing its approach to cracking down on companies accused of it. Getty Earlier this month, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to prosecute Boston-based...
Which tax rises could fill the £50bn black hole in Britain’s balance sheet?
The Independent
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August 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
MRF-D 25.3: U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 support Disaster Relief operations in the Philippines
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 21, 2025
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 support at Disaster Relief operations at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Aug 18, 2025. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the MRF-D 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task...
Baltimore Community Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Circle hits $1 million milestone in support for Black communities
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 21, 2025
By Baltimore Community Foundation Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) just announced that the Black Philanthropy Circle (BPC) has reached $1 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that directly support Black people and communities in the...
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for August 21, 2025
The Rio Times
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August 21, 2025
Brazil’s financial markets face a challenging outlook today as economic growth lags and U.S. tariffs weigh heavily on exports. Brazil’s Q2 2025 GDP growth of 0.2% trailed Mexico (0.8%) and Colombia (0.6%), hampered by a 15% Selic rate and a 76.6%...
Examining Trump's claim he ended 6 wars in 6 months
Snopes
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August 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump often claimed in his second presidential term that he stopped six wars within six months. On Aug. 18, 2025, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while calling for an end to the Ukraine-Russia...
U.S. Sen. Schatz on federal funding, President Trump and the Democratic Party
Hawaii Public Radio
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August 21, 2025
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has spent the last several weeks back home in Hawaiʻi, traveling across the islands to talk to voters. He heads back to the nation's capital next week. HPR talked to Schatz about what’s on voters' minds and what the...
Anthropic Is Letting Social Workers From Hundreds Of Government Agencies Use Its AI For Paperwork
Forbes
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Anthropic is partnering with Binti, a startup that helps social workers manage their cases. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Paperwork is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to meaningful social work, the kind that places at-risk kids in...
U.S. Stocks May See Further Downside Ahead Of Fed Minutes
RTTNews
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August 20, 2025
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a modestly lower open on Wednesday, with stocks likely to extend the tech-led weakness seen in the previous session. A steep drop by shares of Target (TGT) may weigh on the markets, as the...
Federal government partners with Cohere to enhance AI capabilities
MobileSyrup
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August 20, 2025
The Canadian government has partnered with Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) company Cohere to enhance its AI capabilities, improve operations, and expand on commercial opportunities. According to the press release, the memorandum of...
FBI warns of Russian hacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure
The Hindu
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August 21, 2025
The Russian embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Hackers associated with some of Russia’s most prolific cyber espionage units have over the last year been leveraging a vulnerability in older...
‘The View’ co-host Ana Navarro rips Melania Trump’s Putin letter as ‘performative’ and ‘hypocritical’
New York Post
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August 20, 2025
“The View” co-host Ana Navarro derided first lady Melania Trump’s peace letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin as something that “falls under the category of stuff that’s so hypocritical you almost can’t believe it” on Tuesday. In an Instagram...
‘South Park’ teases jabs at Trump’s DC crime crackdown in upcoming episode
New York Post
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August 21, 2025
The teaser for the upcoming episode of “South Park” revealed on Tuesday that the adult cartoon series will be taking aim at President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C. The short, 20-second trailer for Wednesday’s episode, titled...